In this 20th week match, on Wednesday Jan 27th, Everton hosts Leicester City in a Premier League match. Everton sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sheffield Wednesday. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the first goal for Everton in the 29th minute, then Richarlison added another in the 59th minute on a feed from James Rodríguez In the end, Sheffield Wednesday couldn’t muster any offence and Everton ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Everton should be reasonably happy with their performance, while leicester City is fresh off their 3-1 win against Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen scored the first goal for Brentford in the 6th minute, then Cengiz Ünder got the equalizer for Leicester City in the 46th minute on a feed from James Maddison But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 51st minute on a penalty goal by Youri Tielemans. Leicester City should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Everton and Leicester City last played eachother at the King Power Stadium on the 16th of December. Everton won by a score of 2 to 0. Richarlison struck first for Everton in the 21st minute, then Mason Holgate added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Leicester City was frustrated by Everton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Everton ended the match with the shutout victory.
Leicester City is glad to have James Maddison in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Gylfi Sigurðsson and Abdoulaye Doucouré are the top scorers for Everton in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Everton will be without Allan, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Lucas Digne, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Richarlison and Fabian Delph, while James Maddison, Dennis Praet, Jamie Vardy, Cengiz Ünder and Nampalys Mendy are unavailable to play for Leicester City.